Adhikaris, whose ties run across party lines, ran fake govt agency in Birbhum before expanding to Noida, where they claimed their 'police organisation' had ties to Interpol.
Suvendu Adhikari, leader of the opposition in Bengal, claimed skirmishes were also reported in Tamluk, Nandakumar & other areas. The shutdown in Birbhum is in effect till 17 March.
Debasish Dhar moves Calcutta HC, but it refuses to allow urgent listing of plea challenging cancellation of nomination. BJP had kept second candidate ready.
A few years ago, Mamata did not hesitate to arrest a JU professor for merely mailing a cartoon. Now, after Partha Chatterjee and Anubrata Mondal arrests, TMC is unusually still.
Bengalis are hurt over a statement by the Delhi police calling Bangla a ‘Bangladeshi language’ and the lines Azad sang have unwittingly become protest music in Kolkata now.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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